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Democratic Party (South Korea, 1991)
The Democratic Party (; DP) was a political party of South Korea from 1991 to 1995. History The party was formed by the merger of New Democratic Unionist Party (NDUP) of Kim Dae-jung, and Democratic Party of Lee Ki-taek (aka Little Democrats), as a part of the opposition union. During that time, NDUP, the main opposition, faced a difficulties after they lost in 1991 local elections. Little Democratic Party, a splinter group formed by the dissidents of Kim Young-sam's United Democratic Party, was struggling with its few seats. On 16 September 1991, both parties declared to be combined and re-founded as Democratic Party. Both Kim Dae-jung (DJ; Chairman of NDUP) and Lee Ki-taek (KT; Chairman of Little Democrats), was elected as the Co-Presidents of the new party. Prior to the presidential election in 1992, DJ defeated Lee and elected as the party's presidential candidate. He was widely criticised for calling rural voters as "pro- Democratic Liberal Party (DLP; the then ruling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kim Dae-jung
Kim Dae-jung (; ; 6 January 192418 August 2009), was a South Korea, South Korean politician and activist who served as the eighth president of South Korea from 1998 to 2003. He was a 2000 Nobel Peace Prize recipient for his work for democracy and human rights in South Korea and in East Asia in general, and for peace and reconciliation with North Korea and Japan. He is also the only Korean to have won the Nobel Prize to date. He was sometimes referred to as "the Nelson Mandela of Asia". Kim was the first opposition candidate to win the presidency. Early life Kim Dae-Jung was born on 6 January 1924, but he later edited his birth date to 3 December 1925 to avoid conscription under Korea under Japanese rule, Japanese colonial rule. Kim was the second of seven children. His father, Kim Un-sik, was a farmer. Kim was a 12th generation descendant of Kim Ik-soo (김익수;金益壽) who served as Second Minister of the Board of War (병조참판;兵曹參判) and the civil minister ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Liberal Party (South Korea)
The New Korea Party (; NKP) was founded by the merging of Roh Tae-woo's Democratic Justice Party, Kim Young Sam's Reunification Democratic Party and Kim Jong-pil's New Democratic Republican Party to form the Democratic Liberal Party (; DLP). It was renamed to ''New Korea Party'' in 1995. In 1997, the NKP merged with the Democratic Party to form the Grand National Party The Liberty Korea Party () was a conservative political party in South Korea that was described variously as right-wing, right-wing populist, or far-right. Until February 2017, it was known as the Saenuri Party (), and before that as the Hanna .... Election results President Legislature Local References {{Authority control 1990 establishments in South Korea 1997 disestablishments in South Korea Anti-communism in South Korea Anti-communist parties Conservative parties in South Korea Defunct political parties in South Korea National conservative parties Liberty Korea Party Political part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Parties
This article gives information on liberalism worldwide. It is an overview of parties that adhere to some form of liberalism and is therefore a list of liberal parties around the world. Introduction The definition of liberal party is highly debatable. In the list below, it is defined as a political party that adheres to the basic principles of political liberalism. This is a broad political current, including left-wing, centrist and right-wing elements. All liberal parties emphasise individual rights, but they differ in their opinion on an active role for the state. This list includes parties of different character, ranging from classical liberalism to social liberalism, conservative liberalism to national liberalism. Several conservative and/or Christian-democratic parties, such as the British Conservative Party, Germany's Christian Democratic Union and Spain's People's Party, are also considered to be neoliberal leaning or have strong liberal conservative and/or classical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Parties In South Korea
Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of a Democratic Party: **Democratic Party (United States) (D) **Democratic Party (Cyprus) (DCY) ** Democratic Party (Japan) (DP) **Democratic Party (Italy) (PD) **Democratic Party (Hong Kong) (DPHK) **Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) **Democratic Party of Korea **Democratic Party (other), for a full list *A member of a Democrat Party (other) *A member of a Democracy Party (other) *Australian Democrats, a political party *Democrats (Brazil), a political party *Democrats (Chile), a political party * Democrats (Croatia), a political party * Democrats (Gothenburg political party), in the city of Gothenburg, Sweden *Democrats (Greece), a political party *Democrats (Greenland), a political party * Sweden Democrats, a political party * Supporters of political parties and democracy movements ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct Political Parties In South Korea
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1992 South Korean Legislative Election
Legislative elections were held in South Korea on 25 March 1992.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II'', p420 The result was a victory for the Democratic Liberal Party, which won 149 of the 299 seats in the National Assembly. However, DLP's seats shortened from 218 to 149 seats, less than 150 needed for majority, so this regarded as retreat. Voter turnout was 71.9%. Political parties The ruling Democratic Liberal Party was formed in 1990 through the merger of the former ruling Democratic Justice Party along with two opposition parties, the Reunification Democratic Party (RDP) and the New Democratic Republican Party (NDRP). The merger resulted in DLP having a parliamentary supermajority of 218 seats, which was more than 2/3 of whole seats. The party supported President Roh Tae-woo and included among its members former opposition leader Kim Young-sam and former Prime Minister Kim Jong-pil. The leading opposition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Il (politician)
Bak Il (; born September 2, 1946 – July 31, 2019) was a South Korean actor and voice actor who joined the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation's Voice Acting Division in 1970. He died in his sleep on July 31, 2019, aged 72. Roles Broadcast TV * CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (replacing William Petersen, Korea TV Edition, MBC) * 24 (replacing Dennis Haysbert, Korea TV Edition, MBC) * Smallville (replacing John Schneider, Korea TV Edition, MBC) * NYPD Blue (replacing David Caruso, Korea TV Edition, MBC) * Time Tracks (replacing Jack Scalia, Korea TV Edition, SBS) Movie dubbing Live action * Pierce Brosnan ** ''The Lawnmower Man'' (Dr. Lawrence Angelo, Korea TV Edition, MBC) ** ''Mrs. Doubtfire'' (Stuart Dunmeyer, Korea TV Edition, SBS) ** ''GoldenEye'' (James Bond, Korea TV Edition, MBC) ** ''The Mirror Has Two Faces'' (Alex, Korea TV Edition, MBC) ** ''Tomorrow Never Dies'' (James Bond, Korea TV Edition, MBC) ** ''The World Is Not Enough'' (James Bond, Korea TV Edition, MBC) ** ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Young-ki
Hong may refer to: Places *Høng, a town in Denmark *Hong Kong, a city and a special administrative region in China *Hong, Nigeria *Hong River in China and Vietnam *Lake Hong in China Surnames *Hong (Chinese name) *Hong (Korean name) Organizations *Hong (business), general term for a 19th–20th century trading company based in Hong Kong, Macau or Canton *Hongmen (洪門), a Chinese fraternal organization Creatures *Hamsa (bird), a mythical bird also known was hong *Hong (rainbow-dragon) ''Hong'' or ''jiang'' () is a two-headed dragon in Chinese mythology, comparable with rainbow serpent legends in various cultures and mythologies. Chinese "rainbow" names Chinese has three "rainbow" words, regular ''hong'' , literary ''didong'' , ..., a two-headed dragon in Chinese mythology * ''Hong'' (genus), a genus of ladybird {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberty Korea Party
The Liberty Korea Party () was a conservative political party in South Korea that was described variously as right-wing, right-wing populist, or far-right. Until February 2017, it was known as the Saenuri Party (), and before that as the Hannara Party () from 1997 to 2012, both of which are still colloquially used to refer to the party. The party formerly held a plurality of seats in the 20th Assembly before its ruling status was transferred to the Democratic Party of Korea on 27 December 2016, following the creation of the splinter Bareun Party by former Saenuri members who distanced themselves from President Park Geun-hye in the 2016 South Korean political scandal. In February 2020, the Liberty Korea Party merged with Onward for Future 4.0 and the New Conservative Party, launching the United Future Party to contest the 2020 South Korean legislative election. History 1997: Foundation of Grand National party The party was founded in 1997, when the United Democratic Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Democratic Party (South Korea, 1995)
The Democratic Party (; DP) was a political party of South Korea from 1995 to 1997. Formerly named United Democratic Party (; DP), it was renamed in 1996. History The party was formed by the merger of Democratic Party and New Party for Reform. Originally, Democratic Party won the local elections in 1995. However, shortly after, Kim Dae-jung (DJ), former Co-President of the party, officially returned to politics, and conflicts were sparked. The party's pro-DJ factions, not excluding DJ himself, left and founded a new party, named National Congress for New Politics (NCNP). The remained Democratic Party merged itself with a minor party named New Party for Reform, and newly formed United Democratic Party on 21 December. The party faced a huge defeat in 1996 election, due to the oppositions votes splits under the FPTP systems with few PRs. On 4 June 1996, shortly after the election defeat, the party held a leadership election, and elected Lee Ki-taek, former President of the D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Party For Reform
New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created. New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz Albums and EPs * ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013 * ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, 1995 Songs * "New" (Daya song), 2017 * "New" (Paul McCartney song), 2013 * "New" (No Doubt song), 1999 *"new", by Loona from '' Yves'', 2017 *"The New", by Interpol from ''Turn On the Bright Lights'', 2002 Acronyms * Net economic welfare, a proposed macroeconomic indicator * Net explosive weight, also known as net explosive quantity * Network of enlightened Women, a conservative university women's organization * Next Entertainment World, a South Korean film distribution company Identification codes * Nepal Bhasa language ISO 639 language code * New Century Financial Corporation (NYSE stock abbreviation) * Northeast Wrestling, a professional wrestling promotion in the northeastern United States Transport * New Orleans Lakefront Air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 South Korean Local Elections
Local elections were held in South Korea on 27 June 1995. It was the first election of provincial and municipal officials since the May 16 coup of 1961. Metropolitan city mayoral elections Seoul Busan Daegu Incheon Gwangju Daejon Gubernatorial elections Gyeonggi Gangwon North Chungcheong South Chungcheong North Jeolla South Jeolla North Gyeongsang South Gyeongsang Jeju Provincial-level council elections Summary Constituency seats Proportional representation seats Municipal-level mayoral elections Summary By region Municipal-level council elections 4,541 seats in municipal-level councils were contested by candidates who were all running as independents. Aftermath President Kim Young-sam's Democratic Liberal Party (DLP) won only five of the top fifteen posts. The main opposition, the liberal Democratic Party led by Kim Dae-jung, took control of Seoul by winning the mayoral office and 23 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
